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TODAY’S THOUGHT "Hear both sides and all will be clear.”—Halibur ton. DEVOTED TO THE CIVIC, ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT OF ALLEGHANY COUNTY Volume 11. GALAX, VA. (Published for Sparta, N. C.) THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 3. 1936. EIGHT PAGES ' Number 68. by Hop P. Sim*, Special Washington Conrospondont CAMPAIGN OPENS UP The campaign for the Presiden cy is getting under steam through out tiie country. Governor Lon don has begun a series of trips that will afford him the oppor tunity of presenting himself to the people by expounding his po sition on public questions. For the most part, it seems that po litical strategy will not call for any great elucidation of his per sonal views and that his speeches will, in the early stages of the campaign, be confined to con vincing the voters that he is solid, substantial and dependable. LANDON’S PRESENT COURSE It is apparent that while Gov. Landon’s record in Kansas may or may not be important the present campaign is going to be settled on the basis of voter reaction to the incumbent in the White House. In other words,, the average for or against President Roosevelt. If one' is against the Chief Executive, he will be for Landon because the Republican nominee is the logical beneficiary of the voter’s wrath and the only effective instrument available to strafe the administration. Under the circumstances, it is G. O. P. strategy to prevent the aliena tion of any faction that is against Roosevelt—if Landon is certain to get the disgruntled citizen’s sup port, why jeopardize it by in jecting the governor’s views on some issues that might not suit the man or woman ready to vote for him? ROOSEVELT’S STRATEGY Naturally, there are two sides to such a campaign procedure. Mr. Roosevelt is no babe in the woods and, while for the present disclaims political speeches, it> is well known that in about a month he will open up. When he does he may be depended upon to raise certain issues and stir up I ques tions that will seem very impor tant. The strategy will be aimed at making Landon talk, forcing him to take sides and to state his position with greater positiveness. The economy pledge of the Re publicans will be attacked, no doubt, and Mr. Landon. will be asked to specif what cuts he will make in the budget to seek the highly-touted balancing that business interests are denianding Other matters will be brought up, some by the President and some by his workers, but all of them will be designed to force the Kansan to particularize. How it will work out remains to be seen. TWO 1936 FACTORS Several factors in the present campaign deserve attention. One is the deep-seated antagonism to the President on the part of so many business men, including al most all of the big shots and mqny of the smaller business group. In some states this is bitter indeed and the talk is of “chaos” if Roosevelt wins. Another inter esting factor is the apparent drive of both parties to win the Negro vote in the States where this is a factor_While for years the Ne groes werecountedi upon to vote Republican, out of gratitude to Lincoln for freeing their people, the Democrats have been cutting into this asset of the Republican party and think they have a chcnce this year to annex the benefits that accrue from Negro support in doubtful States, where the balance of power may rest with the group. . THE “PEACE” VOTE It is likely, before the cam paign ends,' that the public will bear more of the international . questions that confront this coun try. Mr. Roosevelt, in a recent speech, outlined his views and recounted adroitly his qualifica tions for handling the „delicate problems that may mean peace or war. The sentiment of the Ameri can people for peace is over whelming. Those who remember the support that came to Presi dent Wilson in 1916 when his supporters paraded him as’ the man able to keep Aikfciica out of the great European war are able to gangs its vote-getting power if any -candidate" can7 convince Americans that he is the man of peace. It will not bo surprising if such an effort is made‘ on be half oMhe President. •*. . ... k*i. CANDIDATES ON TOUR ' • President Roosevelt will wind up his tour of the drought area this week and return to Hyde Park before going to Washing ton. Outstanding events of his trip included the conference with the Governors of the "Dust Bowl” states, held at Das Moines. While no public address was sche duled as the tour began, it was (continued on page 5) Son Of The Late Dr. H. T. Smith Instantly Killed Tommy Tucker Smith, of _ Independence, Loses Life When Car In Which He Was Riding Overturns OTHERS ARE INJURED Former Sparta Pastor Assists In Last Rites For Deceased At Home. Burial In Alleghany Tommy Tucker Smith, 14-year old son of Mrs. Ada Bryant Smith, Independence, and the late Dr. Harrison Talmadge Smith? of Independence, was instantly killed on Wednesday night, August 26, .about nine o’clock, when an automobile in which he was rid ing with four other persons over turned three .times on a sharp curve in the Independence-Galax highway, just below the new In dependence high school building. The three other persons in the car at the time of the accident were Miss Mary Elizabeth Bryant, daughter of Mrs. Stella Bryant, Independence, and the late J. Paul Bryant; Miss Melba Gambill, 16, sister of the wife of Dr. Mont Cox, Independence, and daughter of Dr. J. C. Gambill, West Jef ferson Mack Cox, Jr., 16, of In dependence, who was driving the car, and R. J. Rudolph, Jr., also of Independence. The group, it is understood, was enroute to a party at the home of Beal Kirk, near D. P. Poole’s store. Mack Cox, Jr„ suffered rather severe back injuries, and Miss Gambill sustained a badly lacer ated hand and other body bruises. They received treatment in Galax hospital. Young Cox has been removed to his home. Miss Bryant and R. J. Rudolph, Jr., suffered minor cuts and bruises and were treated by an Independence physician. Young Smith was riding in the rear seat of the car and was thrown out onto the hard surface of the road, the impact crushing his head. The deceased was the younger son of Mrs. Smith and the late prominent Grayson county physic ian. He attended high school last winter in Greensboro. Surviving are the mother, one sister, Miss Elisabeth Smith, and one brother, Charles Harrison Smith, all of Independence. The brother attended Augusta Mili tary academy, Fort Defiance, Va. last term. The late Dr. Smith died sud (continued on back page) Republican Clubs To Be Organized In Alleghany Co. ... Meetings in the twonships of Alleghany county are to be held in the near future for the pur pose of organizing Republican clubs. The schedule follows: Cherry lane township, at Cherrylane, Thursday, September 10, at 7:30 p. m.; Glade Creek township, at Blevins . school house, Friday, September 11, at 7:30 p. m.; Whitehead township, at White head academy, Saturday, Sep tember 12, at 7:30 p. m.; Cran berry township, at Laurel Springs academy, Monday September 14, at 7:30 p. m.; Prathers Creek township, at New Hope school house, Tuesday, September 15, at 7:30 p, m.; and Piney Creek township, at Turkey Knob school house, Wednesday, September 16, at 7:80 p. m. These meetings will be held promptly as scheduled and the general public is cordially invited to attend. FOX HUNTERS URGED TO PURCHASE LICENSES Under an act of the 1985 leg. islature of North Carolina, it was Swtda illegal to chase fasces with out » license. :t' j i • .: R. D, Gentry, Alleghany game warden, warns fox hunters to ob tain their licenses before hunt ing- 'x—. • : -J COUNTY FAIR OFFICIALS TO BE NAMED AT MEET TONIGHT. A meeting will be held tonight' (Thursday) at 7:80 o’clock in Sparta for the purpose of elect ing officers for the Alleghany County fair. All persons in the county who are interested in the fair are re quested to be present. | Opens Campaign Today Congressman Robert L. Dough ton, of Alleghany county, who is to formally launch his campaign for reelection today at a big Democratic rally in Taylorsville. Sunday Schools Of Alleghany To Hold Meet Sunday Program For Gathering At (Cox's Chapel Church Announced. Interesting Event Is Expected Next Sunday, September 6, is expected to be a big day at Cox’s Chapel Methodist church, for on that day the Alleghany County Sunday School convention is to be held there. Rev. A. B. Bruton is pastor of the Sparta circuit, of which Cox’s Chapel church is a part. “A New Church For The New Day” is the theme for the con vention. The program follows: Morning session, _ Miss Wilma Crouse presiding—9:45, song ser vice, Else Cox, song leader; 10:00 devotions, “The Power-Filled Church,” Rev. Roscoe Billings; 10:10, address; “The New Church And Its Message,” Frank J. Wat son, Athens, Ga.; 10:30 discus sion groups: “Problems,” Rev. Shuford Peeler. Salisbury, and “The Church And Its Teaching Task,” Frank J. Watson; 11:15, reassembling: business, attend ance; reports, committees; 11:20, (continued on back page) Doughton Family Reunion Is Held Sun. Near Sparta Or. last Sunday, the Dough ton family held its annual re union at the residence of Mr. and T. J. Carson, near Sparta. A picnic dinner was Served, after which short speeches were made by Federal Judge Johnson J. Hayes, Dr. Sherrill, Secretary of the Western North Carolina conference, Judge J. C. Padgett, Independence, Virginia, and others. There were more than one hundred persons present and several generations were repre sented. Two of the relatives of the family came from western states and quite a number from Virginia. The Jones family and the Reeves family, intimately con nected by marriage and blood ties with the Doughton family, had a number of persons present It was a great occasion and it seemed to be the purpose of those present to continue these meetings each year, that mem bers of the family living in dif ferent sections of the countrj may get together, meet and greet each other. .. .. The meeting closed with tins singing ' of <iuo<F; Be With Yon TUI We Meet Again.” ' These people, it has been said, showed a disposition of great ap preciation of the labors and lives of their ancestors. Th« speeches did honor to the valianl and gallant forefathers who, in their day and generation, with poor and scarce materials of pro gress, laid the foundation foi schools, built churches, and other wise constructed the essential groundwork for the benefits now enjoyed and the advancement of modern civilisation. BigjDemocratic Rally Today At Taylorsville To Mark The Start of Doughton Campaign Under-Secretary Of The Interior Charles West To Be Principal Speaker. Band Concert To Be Given R. F. CROUSE, SPARTA, ON RALLY COMMITTEE Alleghany Congressman To Precede Mr. West With Short Address Formally Opening His Campaign Congressman Robert L. Dough ton, of Alleghaney county, vet eran North Carolina member of the national House of Representa tives, is scheduled to ■ launch his campaign for reelection at a Ninth district Democratic rally to be held at Taylo*sviUa, in Alex ander county tod|y (Thursday). The general rally committee has been rapidly getting plans in shape and making elaborate pre parations to Isrelcome and enter tain the many Visitors expected from every county in the district. This is expected to bt one of the largest and most important poli tical meetings in the western sec tion of the state during the cur rent campaign. The committee in cludes Harry Miller of Stony Point, Chainnan, Sloane W. Payne, G. C. Watts, A. B. Car ter, Dr. C. C. Munday, Paul Lac key, Dick Watts, Taylorsville, R. P. Grous'e,' Sparta, Ira T. John son, C. A. Isenhour, Concord, A. R. Crisp, Lenoir, John L. Mil holland, Statesville, Walter H. Woodson, Jr., Salisbury, R. R. Ingram, Albemarle, and J. L. Wilson, Zionville. Charles West, of Washington, D. C., Under-Secretary of Inter ior, and former congressman from Ohio and member of House Ways and Means Committee of which Mr. Doughton is chairman, will be the principal speaker at the general session, wfeiph begins at 2 o’clock. The Interior Depart ment Under-Secretasy is a brill iant young man and is regard ed as an unusually effective speaker. Mr. Doughton will precede Mr. West, but will deliver only a short’ address to open his cam paign. He has represented this district in the House of Repres entatives for the past twenty-six years and for the past four years has served as chairman of the powerful Ways and Means com mittee, where he has attained na tional prominence and is now easily one of the most powerful figures in the political life of the nation. This rally is held under the auspices of the State Democratic organisation and sponsored joint ly by the Young Democrats and the Democratic executive com mittees of the nine counties mak ing up the district. Chairman J. Wallace Win borne, of Marion, head of the party organization in the state, will preside at a meeting this morning at eleven o’clock of party leaders from each of the counties in the ninth district. The chairman of these various county organizations will report on the political conditions and outlooks in their respective coun ties. The ninth district is com posed of Ashe, Alleghany, Wa tauga, Caldwell, Alexander, Ire del, Rowan, Cabarrus and Stan ley. In addition to the Democratic leaders and voters from the ninth district the Alexander democrats will have as their guests various other state leaders in the Demo cratic councils. Ed Butler, of Morgantion, president of the North Carolina Young Democrat clubs, will be present and will be one among the distinguished guests that will be recognized for a short talk. He is working in connection with Nelson Woodson, of Salisbury, president of the Young Democrat clubs In the dis trict in securing a good atten dance from among the younger element of democrats. As' a further means of enter taining those present, a thirty minute band concert will be given immediately preceeding the speak ing program, and that evening a dance will be given at the Hotel Campbell, with out-of-town orch estra playing. Man Dies At Wheel Of Car In Alleghany After Heart Attack Albert Myers, 69, of Coving ton, Kentucky, died at the wheel of his automobile while driving along the highway near Twin Oaks last Friday afternoon. Mr. Myers, accompanied by his wife, was traveling through the mountains, vacationing, and suf-\ fered a heart attackt which is said to have killed him instant ly. The automobile left the road when Myers collapsed, going over a slight embankment but stopped before it drifted over a greater one. Mrs. Myers received a cut on the forehead and suffered from bruises and shock. A short time after Myers col lapsed, passers-by stopped to as sist Mrs. Myers and a: doctor, ambulance, and wrecker were sent to the scene. The body was removed to the Reins-Sturdi vant Funeral home and prepared for burial. Mrs. Myers remained in Sparta overnight and left Sat urday with the body for Kentuc ky. Mr. and Mrs. Myna had left their home in Kentucky on Tues day, previous bo the death of Mr. Myers and had visited Asheville, the Smoky mountains, and other points and were coiltinuing their itinerary. ‘r. Miss Reba Ooughton In Sparta After V&tmg In Europe ~ ' Miss Reba Doughtoa: is now in Sparta with her parents after spending the greater part of the summer in Europe. Miss Doughton sailed from New York July 1, on the S. S. Cali fornia, and visited France, Bel gium, Germany, Holland, and England. The return trip was made on the S. S. Manhattan, which sailed from Southampton on August 6. New Rock Quarry To Be Opened Near Glendale Springs' A new rock quarry will be opened within the next few days near Glendale Springs on section E. of the Blue Ridge parkway, it has been announced by offici als. About 76 additional men will be employed, and will be selected, in so far as is possible, from the counties of Alleghany and Ashe, A camp will be erected to take care of the group of work ers. It is suggested that anyone who desires work at this time, get in touch with J. B. Hash, of the North Wilkesboro Reemploy ment office. Landon Prepares To Meet Roosevelt Thursday In Iowa Topeka, Kan., Sept. 1.— brought and conservation studies, including a talk with a former new deal official, occupied Gov ernor Alf M. Landon today as he prepared for Thursday’s drought conference with Presi dent Roosevelt. J. N. (Ding) Darling, who served as chief of the Agricul ture Department’s biological sur vey, discussed conservation polic ies with the Republican nominee and pledged his support. Woodruff • Thompson Reunion To Be Held Sept. 13 Near Elkin The annual Woodruff-Thomp son reunion is to be held this year on September 18. at Friend ship church, near Elkin. To Speak At Rally Charles West, of Washington, D. C., Under-secretary of the Interior, who will speak today at the big Democratic rally at Taylorsville in behalf of Con gressman Robert L. Doughton. Sept 10 Expected To Be Red Letter Day In Charlotte Visit Of Roosevelt To Be High Light Of Green Pastures Rally. 100,000 Persons Expected Charlotte, Sept. 3.—ftany thou sands of representatives of in dustry r commerce, agriculture and labor in the New South, of which Henry Grady, the illustrious Geor gian, spoke years ago, will join here Thursday, September 10 at the Green Pastures rally to cele brate what sponsors term “the re turn of happier days and the be ginning of a new period of pro gress.” Enthusiastic support for the elaborate plans for this rally is being given by President Frank lin D. Roosevelt. He will make a special trip to this city to deliver an address of inspiration and en couragement. Charlotte committees are ar ranging for an attendance of 100,000 persons when the Chief Executive delivers his address (continued on back page) Piney Creek H. S. Opens 25th Term Monday Morning ;wenty-fifth term of Piney high school opened Monday with a large enrollment of stu dents and a large attendance of patrons. Rev. A. B. Bruton, pastor of the Sparta Methodist circuit, con ducted the devotionals at the opening exercises and W. C. Thompson, county superintendent of schools, made the principal address. Short talks were made by a number of the patrons of the school. The faculty follows: L. K. Hasley, Principal, mathe matics; George M. Vanhoy, His tory and English; Helen Ingrham, English and French; C. H. Lan dreth. Science; H. D. Quessen berry, Agriculture; Helen An drews, Home Economics; M. F. Parsons, Seventh Grade; Gladys Robbins, Fifth A and Sixth Grades; Ruby Lee Joines, Fifth B and Fourth Grader; Blanche Gambill, Second and Third Grades, and Je&ne McMillan, First Grade. Salt Lake army buried near the gray m As President with bared h the widow, an ed taps—the last retary of War Dern. A few : Sparta H. S. Has Opening Exercises Monday Morning Rev. Howard J. Ford, Pastor Of Sparta Baptist Church, Is In Charge Of Devotionals And Speaks ATTENDANCE IS LARGE Minister Presents Name Of Abraham Lincoln As Example Of Perseverance. Helen Keller Is Cited The Sparta high school opened Monday morning with a large at tendance. C. R. Roe is principal again. a numDer oi parents and fri ends attended the opening. Rev. Howard J. Ford, pastor of the Sparta Baptist church, conducted the devotionals and de livered the principal speech. The Rev. Mr. Ford prefaced his re marks with the statement; “A 1 man who thinks by the inch, speaks by the yard, should be i measured by the foot,” thus ex 1 plaining his reason for brevity in speaking. He called the attention of the teachers to the responsibility they assumed in accepting positions as teachers, he congratulated the trustees and patrons on the work they had done in establishing such a successful school in the com munity, and congratulated the students on possessing that most valuable asset, youth. The speaker urged the students to make the most of the opportunities pre sented, to concentrate on the work to be done, and to live in and for the present, rather than dwell on past achievements or failures. Abraham Lincoln was present ed as an example of perseverance and Helen Keller as an example of the possibilities of overcom ing handicaps and in closing, the Rev. Mr. Ford, urged the stu dents to bear in mind also the value of attention to the spiritual side of life. R. E. Black, Agriculture teach er in the school, spoke briefly, urging cooperation between par ents and teachers. The school opened with what is said to be the largest enroll ment in its history. 622 students were placed Monday. L. I. Case, Of State College, In Co. This Week L. I. Case, of State college, Raleigh, is spending this week in Sparta assisting R. E. Black, Al leghany county farm agent, in grading lambs and in grooming the baby beeves which will be en tered in various fairs this fall. These baby beeves are those belonging to 4-H Club boys in the county and the calves will be entered in the Alleghany county Pair, the Galax, Va., Fair, the North Carolina State fair, and fin ally in the Asheville Stock show which will be held in November. “CRAZY CAPERS” TO BE GIVEN HERE SEPTEMBER 14 The “Blue Ridge Buddys” will present their show, “Crazy Cap ers,” at the Sparta Court bouse on Monday, September 14, 8:30 p. m., under the ouspices of the local Women’s club. ^ 00+ 4 ne greatest oj < be conscious of none.* joufu u so
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